Plata

/Spanish ˈplata/

noun

1.

Río de la Plata (ˈrio de la). an estuary on the SE coast of South America, between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers. Length: 275 km (171 miles). Width: (at its mouth) 225 km (140 miles) Also known as La Plata English name River Plate

La Plata

/Spanish la ˈplata/

noun

1.

a port in E Argentina, near the Río de la Plata estuary: founded in 1882 and modelled on Washington DC; university (1897). Pop: 758 000 (2005 est)